Randall's Island

Urban Farm Volunteers
2025-07-13 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-20 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-27 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-17 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-24 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-07 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-14 10:00 - 13:00 UTC and 1 more date | Urban Farm
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Volunteers must be at least 10 years old. Individuals under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult who volunteers with them. Individuals ages 16 & 17 can volunteer if a parent or guardian has signed a waiver. Please find a downloadable waiver here: Waiver for unaccompanied 16 & 17 year olds
Registration is not required but we ask that you commit at least two hours of volunteering.
This volunteer event is for individuals from the community and not open to groups larger than 5 people. If you wish to bring more than 5 people, you must first contact us at volunteers@randallsisland.org.
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Team RIVER Volunteers
2025-07-16 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-06 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-13 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-20 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-27 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-03 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-10 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-17 09:30 - 12:30 and 2 more dates
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a month to take care of and restore our natural spaces on the island. With our Horticulture team, volunteers care for the many gardens, green streets and meadows, every second Wednesday of each month. Team RIVER also works with our Sports Field and Operations teams, keeping our park clean and maintained. If you are only able to volunteer on a limited basis, you are still very much welcome!
This volunteer opportunity is open to individuals from the community. Groups of more than 5 people must contact: Volunteers@RandallsIsland.org
Volunteers must be at least 11 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a waiver signed by their legal guardian before starting any work. Children under 16 must also have an adult with them while volunteering. A downloadable volunteer waiver can be found at this link: General Volunteer – Randall’s Island
Registration is required here.
Location: Volunteers will be notified after registration.
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Waterfront Festival Volunteers
2025-07-19 11:30 - 15:30 | East River Picnic Area
Volunteers will serve the community in this yearly summer celebration with Randall’s Island Park! Live music, giveaways, face painting, environmental exploration and more! Volunteers will assist in setting up the festival, working with vendors and craft tables, and breaking down the event.
There will be 2 shifts:

11:30 AM – 2 PM
1 – 3:30 PM

Registration is required here.
Location: East River Picnic Area
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Team RIVER Volunteers
2025-07-30 09:30 - 12:30
UPDATE: This event has been CANCELLED due to heat.

CANCELLED Urban Farm Volunteers
2025-08-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
This event has been cancelled due to Park After Dark: Cocktails on the Farm.

Postponed: Wetland Wednesday
2025-08-13 14:30 - 16:30 | Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh
UPDATE: The Wednesday, August 13, Wetland Wednesday event has been postponed to next Wednesday, August 20.
Drop in to explore the Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh during Wetland Wednesdays!
The salt marsh is one of our most beloved natural areas, and is a vital ecosystem that protects nearby areas from flooding and erosion and creates habitats for many different species of animals.
From 2:30-4:30PM on the second Wednesday of every month, the marsh pathway gates on the boardwalk will be open and members of RIPA’s Natural Areas Team will be on site to answer questions, share interesting facts and show off some of the unique species of plants and animals that call this amazing and dynamic ecosystem home!
Location: Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Wetland Wednesdays
2025-08-20 14:30 - 16:30 | Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh
Drop in to explore the Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh during Wetland Wednesdays!
The salt marsh is one of our most beloved natural areas, and is a vital ecosystem that protects nearby areas from flooding and erosion and creates habitats for many different species of animals.
From 2:30-4:30PM on the second Wednesday of every month, the marsh pathway gates on the boardwalk will be open and members of RIPA’s Natural Areas Team will be on site to answer questions, share interesting facts and show off some of the unique species of plants and animals that call this amazing and dynamic ecosystem home!
Location: Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Urban Farm Volunteers
2025-08-31 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
UPDATE: Urban Farm Volunteers is cancelled on Sunday, August 31, due to the holiday.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Volunteers must be at least 10 years old. Individuals under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult who volunteers with them. Individuals ages 16 & 17 can volunteer if a parent or guardian has signed a waiver. Please find a downloadable waiver here: Waiver for unaccompanied 16 & 17 year olds
Registration is not required but we ask that you commit at least two hours of volunteering.
This volunteer event is for individuals from the community and not open to groups larger than 5 people. If you wish to bring more than 5 people, you must first contact us at volunteers@randallsisland.org.
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Live & Local Art Pop-Up Volunteers
2025-09-06 11:30 - 15:30 | Urban Farm
Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance for a vibrant, free celebration of art and creativity at the second annual Live & Local Art Pop-Up! We’re excited to bring back an immersive art experience in which local artists will create live before our eyes and showcase previously created pieces.
Stroll through and explore our Urban Farm as you engage with the nature-inspired artists. Choose your own journey by watching a live art demonstration, admiring finished pieces, and creating your own art.
Volunteers will aid in running the event, helping artists, crafts table and welcome table. Volunteers will also assist with some set up and take down and other duties as needed.
Registration is required here.
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Sorghum Saturday: A Sweet Day on the Urban Farm
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Urban Farm
Join us for a sweet experience as we discover the art of sorghum pressing at Randall’s Island Park Alliance’s Urban Farm! Whether you’ve harvested sorghum yourself or are unfamiliar with this corn-like crop, you’ll have a joyful day on the farm!
Participants will learn all about this amazing plant grown right here on the island. During this hands-on experience, you will juice sorghum with a hand cranked press, taste fresh sorghum juice, sample boiled-down sorghum syrup, and snack on popped sorghum grain—you can eat it like popcorn! We can’t wait to celebrate this delicious and culturally significant crop with you!
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Fire Cider Volunteer Workshop
2025-09-14 12:30 - 13:30 | Urban Farm
Learn how to make fire cider with farm fresh ingredients!
Make an infused cider with herbs grown at the Urban Farm! We will supply all materials in this guided workshop to help make some Fire Cider!
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

International Coastal Cleanup
2025-09-20 09:30 - 12:00 | Ward’s Meadow Public Bathroom
The International Coastal Clean Up is an annual event that helps us keep our shoreline free of marine plastics and refuse!
Join members from the community and different partners for our annual coastal cleanup with us and the Ocean Conservancy. With miles of rocky coastline, Randall’s Island Park can always use a hand removing marine plastics and litter that gather between the rocks and in our marshes.

Beginning at Icahn Stadium, volunteers will be sent to various places on the island to collect and record what they have removed from the park.

Last year volunteers collected more than 500 pounds of litter and plastics permanently removing them from our water systems!
Registration is required here.
Location: Wards Meadow Public Bathroom
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Urban Farm Volunteers
2025-09-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
This event is CANCELLED due to our Harvest Festival.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Volunteers must be at least 10 years old. Individuals under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult who volunteers with them. Individuals ages 16 & 17 can volunteer if a parent or guardian has signed a waiver. Please find a downloadable waiver here: Waiver for unaccompanied 16 & 17 year olds
Registration is not required but we ask that you commit at least two hours of volunteering.
This volunteer event is for individuals from the community and not open to groups larger than 5 people. If you wish to bring more than 5 people, you must first contact us at volunteers@randallsisland.org.
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.
